Combination furnace and cook-stove



B. H. WEAVER.

COMBINATION FURNACE AND COOK STOVE. APPLICATION FILED FEB- 12, 1920.

1,883,043, PatentedJune 28, 1921.

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wand/QM UNITED STATES BERTHA H. WEAVER, 0F TEXARKANA, TEXAS.

COMBINATION FURNACE AND COOK-STOVE.

Application filed February 12, 1920.

To all/10720722 itmag concern:

Be it known that I, Bnnrrm H. W'navnn, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Texarkana, in the county of Bowie and State ofTexas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combination Furnacesand Cook-Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

'l. he object of the invention is to provide a domestic heatingapparatus especially adapted to burn charcoal and designed for use inconnection with laundrying operations and also as a cook stove andbaker, and wherein a conservation and concentration of heat is securedas a means of economizing fuel while securing the maximum eiliciencythereof.

Vith these and related objects in view the invention consists in aconstruction, combination and relation of parts of which a preferredembodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of the apparatus.

Fm. 2 1s a vertical sectional new of the b same.

rig. u is a top plan view. Fig. at 1s a horizontal sectlona-l view onthe plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated by the line5-5 of Fig. 2.

The body or casing of the apparatus which obviously may be made in a.variety of forms or shapes, is constructed of furnace clay as indicatedat inclosed in an exterior oasing 11 of sheet metal such as tin, zinc orthe like, said furnace clay having the property of connnuni -ati11g theheat from the fuel in the fire box indicated at 12 to the othercompartments of the structure such as the oven 13, without materialloss, and without objectionable radiation, to the end that an economy inthe use of fuel, preferably charcoal, is secured. The fire box or fuelchamber 12 is separated from a Subjacent ashpit 14 by means of a.horizontal partition 15 provided with openings 16 to provide in effect agrate of the same material as that employed in forming the body portionof the walls of the structure, to wit: furnace clay or fire clay, andthe ashpit in turn is separated from the oven 13 by a similar partitionwall 17 of the same material, access being afforded to the ashpitthrough a door 18, referably hinged as at 19 and having a suitable latch20 and pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 28, 1921.

Serial No. 358,308.

vided with ventilating or draft openings 21 controlled. by a register22. In the same way the necessary access to the oven, which may be usedfor baking purposes either inde pendently or While the apparatus isemployed for heating smoothing or sad irons, is provided for by a hingeddoor 23 also having a suitable latch 24; and a register 25 which may beused to regulate or modify the internal heat or allow inspection of thecontents of the oven without opening the door.

Surmounting the body portion of the stove as above described, and whichmay be regarded as the main or body member thereof, is a supplementalmember or superstructure 26 ha ing a cover plate 27 preferably fittedwith a removable lid 28 and suitable legs or standards 29 resting uponstuds or supports 30 rising from the upper edges of the walls of themain member and secured thereto by sleeve couplings 81, preferablyinteriorly threaded to engage corresponding threads on said legs 29 andstuds 30 so as to insure the permanence of the superstructure whenemployed in connection with the main or body member of the device.

The supplemental member of the apparatus which as will be seen from theabove description is removable from the main member, is provided withend and side Walls or aprons 32 and 33 depending from the horizontal topplate 27 but terminating short of the plane of the upper edge of themain or body member to give lateral access in all directions to theinterior of the fire box, so that when the top of the supplementalmember is being used, for example, for cooking purposes, the fire boxmay be used in connection with the heating of smoothing or sad irons,and, obviously, the oven may at the same time be used for bakingpurposes. The aprons depending from the plane of the top or cover plateof the removable supplemental member of the device serve to concentratethe heat rising from the burning fuel in the fire box to maintain aproper temperature of said top plate, and the latter as well as thewalls or aprons 32 and 33 may have an inner lining of furnace or fireclay as indicated in dotted lines at 34c in Fig. 2.

W'Vhat is claimed is:

n heating apparatus having a main member provided at its top with anopen topped fire box, a supplemental member removably seated upon themain member, said supplemental member being provided with depending legsor supports and the main member being provided with upstanding studsupon which said legs or supports are seated, sleeve couplings deteeheblyengaging said studs and legs or supports to secure the supplementalmember in spanning relation with the open top of the fire box, and saidsupplemental member having a top plate provided with a, removable lid,and depend- 10 m end and side aprons terminating short of the plane ofthe top of the main member. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BERTHA H. WEAVER.

